I gave Spellbound by Nora Roberts the lowest rating I've ever given one of her books. I love Nora Roberts. I think it's because it was a novella. I feel this story deserved the time to be developed into a full fledged novel.

Wow...this is just bad. Not awesomely bad, just stupidly bad.

If I had read this when it first came out, I may have given it more stars. But having read so many of NR's books, it seemed like a lot of details from those other books just thrown together. She may have used "Spellbound" as a stepping-off point for those other books, like "Face the Fire" and the Key Trilogy.

"But there's something that's mine to tell, and I'll give you that. I was born loving you. There's been no other in my heart, even when you turned from me. Everything I am, or was, or will be, is yours. I cannot change my heart. I was born loving you," she said again. "And I will die loving you. There is no choice for me." "Spellbound" is the story of Bryna and Calin.In this magical tale set in Ireland, our H is called by mystical forces to a remote village, meets the woman he has always drea

This book is just stupid and silly. I feel sorry for the people that pick this book up as their first Nora Roberts book. It would make you not want to read any of her other books. Big disappointment.

I plucked this one out of the depths of my to-be-read shelf while looking for a different book and decided to give it a go since it was so short. The premise of the story is promising--two people whose lives and love for each other have been tied together for a thousand years. Bryna Torrence has always been fully aware of their destined connection while Calin Farrell has practically no idea other than the dreams that have haunted him his whole life. They're finally brought together and Bryna has...

I really expected more from Nora Roberts. I did not expect this fantasy world that Cal and Bryna were in. Yes I see the love story within but I personally could not get passed the dreams and powers.

A novella that should have been a novel. Interesting legend, I would have liked to have read the whole story.

As always Nora Roberts weaves a great story and this is no different. It is a sequel but stands alone for anyone who's not read the others.Set in Ireland (great!!) it tells of an unconvetional family of relations and friends and those who came before. There is good and evil and romance and everything in between!A great read!!

Spellbound – Nora Roberts – Spellbound follows world-famous photographer Calin Farrell on his much-needed vacation in Ireland. While there, Calin becomes bewitched by the ravishingly beautiful Bryna Torrence, even if he refuses to believe in the spell that has brought them together-and could destroy them both. I finished the book, all 1447 pages of it and I am unfortunately disappointed. I had high hopes for this book, it has magic, love, adventure and written by the famed Nora Roberts. I don’t

I bought this for a few reasons:1)I was trying to read 100 books in 2006 and this was thin and looked fast.2)I didn't have to pay for it. 3)I thought it would be a good excuse to dip my toes in the pool of romance books written by Nora.I have to say it was better than I thought. Having shelved her books on bookstore shelves aproximatly 4 million times in my life - I always wondered at her success. I think she might even have more novels out than Daniel Steel - which is kind of amazing when you t...

I never thought I'd "one-star" a Nora Roberts book, but there it is. I didn't even finish this one. Barely got past chapter 1. I had a hard time with all of the sexual metaphors. Though that is something I usually like (I'm no prude), they were so cheesy and I felt like many of them were inappropriate, like the "cat rubbed seductively on his leg" or "stroked the cat to ecstasy". I'm paraphrasing, of course, but those are the basic words. One or two like that are one thing, but he also felt a "st...

This book was terrible, but at least it is mercifully short.

2020 It's a cute little story (but emphasis on little). With only 100 pages, it's hard to feel really connected to the characters. Plus, it's hard to feel the connection between the characters. Although, this is supposed to be a lifelong connection between them. I think if it was a little longer it would have felt more fleshed out. And, it would have been less like instalove (even though they apparently had a magical mental connection) and more like a true romance between them.

It's so freaking corny, it's great.

I thought I'd give a writer I hadn't tried before an opportunity to impress me with her story-weaving skills. Unfortunately, I was sadly disappointed. This book is an attempt at a sweeping saga in short form; instead, it comes across as pretentious. Unrealistic, cardboard characters who speak trite, B-movie dialogue coupled with sword-and-sorcery cliches missing almost any dramatic tension snowball into a predictable, dull story: it contains almost everything you shouldn't do to create a quality...

The best thing about this one is that it is short. I'm pretty good at suspending belief for the sake of a story, but this one felt too forced. Nora's Ireland tales are usually some of my favorites from her but I don't think that I can include this one into that category. If you're looking for a good Irish tale or mystical tale try the Guardians trilogy, Circle Trilogy, Cousins O'Dwyer, Irish Born trilogy, Sign of Seven trilogy...are you seeing a trend? Nora writes great Irish, mystical tales whe...

I enjoy a good short romance read, but Spellbound didn't do it for me. I felt the story was lacking, the characters were underdeveloped and the magic wasn't developed enough. I do want to read every Nora Roberts book though so at least I can check this one off... even if it wasn't a favorite.

Couldn't believe that Nora Roberts could write this. No characterization for any of the protagonists and a story that doesn't interest you at all. Give it a miss by all means.